Shifty Shellshock, the lead singer of millennium-era chart-topper Loopy City, has died on the age of 49.
Shellshock, whose given title was Seth Binzer, died at his dwelling in Los Angeles on Monday, based on information on the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s web site.
A reason for dying has but to be confirmed. Information present {that a} postmortem medical examination has been scheduled.
Binzer’s band was finest identified for the twangy rap-rock hit “Butterfly,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Sizzling 100 chart in 2001.
The observe, which samples Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers’ “Pretty Little Ditty,” turned a major instance of the style for hybrid music genres within the early 2000s. It options Binzer leisurely rapping the lyrics, “Come my lady, come-come my lady, You’re my butterfly, sugar baby” over a melodic, treble-tinged guitar riff.
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Fortifying its place in popular culture, “Butterfly” subsequently appeared in movies together with the intro of Nancy Meyers’ 2003 movie “Something’s Gotta Give” and a scene from 2002’s Colin Hanks-fronted comedy “Orange County.”
Reemerging years later as one thing of a punch line, “Butterfly” was featured in a 2014 episode of the HBO collection “Silicon Valley” and within the 2016 animated characteristic “Sing.”
After Loopy City cut up in 2002, Binzer launched into a solo profession, releasing the 2004 album “Happy Love Sick.”
He additionally collaborated with English DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold on the 2002 observe “Starry Eyed Surprise,” which reached No. 6 on U.Ok. music charts.
Loopy City reunited in 2007 and launched its third album, “The Brimstone Sluggers,” in 2015.
Open about his struggles with substance abuse, Binzer appeared on two seasons of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab,” adopted by two season on its companion present, “Sober House.”
He’s survived by his three youngsters, Halo, Gage and Phoenix.
